Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Read a Book

Note: Today would have been Dr. Seuss's 117th birthday, also National Read Across America Day. This year's celebration of perhaps the most beloved children's author also coincides with the announcement that six Seuss books have been pulled from publication because of racist and insensitive imagery.


“It has often been said

there’s so much to be read,

you never can cram

all those words in your head.

 

So the writer who breeds

more words than he needs

is making a chore

for the reader who reads.


That’s why my belief is

the briefer the brief is,

the greater the sigh

of the reader’s relief is.

 

And that’s why your books

have such power and strength.

You publish with *shorth*!

(Shorth is better than length.)”

 

—Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) (1904-1991), children's book author.

 

 

 

Editorial Comment: For journalists: “Write tight.”


 

 

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The March issue of Senior News is Celebrating Women’s Stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard

 

 


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